Category: Hospitals
Hospitals Accused Of Paying Doctors Large Kickbacks In Quest For Patients
Federal law prohibits physicians from referring patients for services in which the doctor has an interest and bars hospitals from paying doctors for referrals.
Escalating Workplace Violence Rocks Hospitals
Across the country, many doctors, nurses and other health care workers have remained silent about what is being called an epidemic of violence against them.
‘John Doe’ Patients Force Hospital Staff To Play Detective
Identifying patients helps avoid the treatment risks that come with not knowing a patient’s medical history and find next of kin to help make medical decisions.
Will Ties To A Catholic Hospital System Tie Doctors’ Hands?
How can a public hospital that has been a leader in women’s health care partner with a Catholic system that denies such services and considers them as immoral?
Hospitals Chafe Under New Payment Rule For Off-Campus Clinics
Medicare has opted to pay hospitals with outpatient facilities that are “off campus” a lower rate, equivalent to what it pays independent doctors for visits.
Making Smarter Decisions About Where To Recover After Hospitalization
Before making a decision on post-hospital care, older adults and family members should address some key issues.
Health Plans For State Employees Use Medicare’s Hammer On Hospital Bills
Some states are moving to control costs by using Medicare reimbursement rates to calibrate how they pay hospitals, triggering alarm in the hospital industry.
Medicare Trims Payments To 800 Hospitals, Citing Patient Safety Incidents
By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News Eight hundred hospitals will be paid less by Medicare this year because of high rates of infections and patient injuries, federal records show. The number is the highest since the federal government five years…
Single word most associated with negative hospital reviews on Yelp is ‘told’
By Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania When analyzing reviews of hospitals on Yelp, Penn Medicine researchers found that the word most associated with negative reviews, including those rated at one-star, was “told,” which appeared almost 20 percent…
Small hospitals linking to big name centers
For prospective patients, it can be hard to assess what these relationships actually mean — and whether they matter.
Hospital Charge for Fainting Spell: $4,700
Total Bill: $4,692 for all the hospital care, including a $2,961 ER admission fee, a $400 EKG, $348 for a chest X-ray, and nearly $1,000 for blood tests.
Analysis: Pulling Back Curtain On Hospital Prices Adds New Wrinkle In Cost Control
For years, these prices have been a tightly guarded industrial secret. When pressed to release them, hospitals have argued that they are proprietary information.
Hospitals Check To See If Patients Are Donor-Worthy — Not Their Organs, But Pockets
Hospitals conduct nightly wealth screenings — using software that culls public data such as property records, and contributions charities.
Prices vary wildly from hospital to hospital
The price of a liter of basic saline solution ranged from $56 to $383, nearly seven times as much. A brain MRI with contrast ranged from $3,200 to $8,800.
Depression in First-Year Doctors Depends on Where They Train
Rates were highest in programs whose trainees reported the longest hours, the least helpful faculty feedback, and the least valuable inpatient training programs.